Inheriting a legacy codebase can be daunting due to inconsistent coding styles, unused code, duplicated functionality, and outdated practices. However, refactoring or rewriting from scratch can be time-consuming and challenging. A middle ground approach is to gradually build test coverage for critical functionalities and adopt a Clean as You Code strategy. Leveraging DevOps principles, such as continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), automation for testing and integration, and incremental changes, can streamline code management and set the foundation for continuous improvement.